Digestive Part 1

Question 1

What is the role of the digestive system?

Answer 1

Provide body with nutrients, water, electrolytes essential for health

Question 2

What are the 6 processes?

Answer 2

Ingestion
Propulsion
Mechanical Digestion
Chemical Digestion
Absorption
Elimination

Question 3

What is absorption? Where does it take place?

Answer 3

• Digested food passing through cells into blood

- Takes place in small and large intestine

Question 4

What is elimination? Where does it take place?

Answer 4

• Takes place in large intestine

Question 5

What are the 2 major groups of the digestive system?

Answer 5

Alimentary Canal

Accessory Organs

Question 6

What is the role of the serosa?

Answer 6

Protecion

Question 7

What is the role of the muscularis externa??

Answer 7

Propulsion via peristolsis

Question 8

What is the role of the submucosa?

Answer 8

carries vessels

Question 9

What is the role of the mucosa?

Answer 9

Secretion/absorption via epithelial lining

Question 10

What is the role of the uvula?

Answer 10

prevent food into nasal passage/nasopharynx

Question 11

What is the role of the palentine tonsil?

Answer 11

trap debris/protection

Question 12

What is the role of the epiglottis?

Answer 12

Protects larynx from choking

Question 13

What is the additional stomach area?

Answer 13

inner oblique

Question 14

What is the role of the rugae mucosa?

Answer 14

Help with churning and grinding

Question 15

What is chyme?

Answer 15

newly digested food in stomach